Wife of Keithville murder victim jailed on murder charge

Jul. 29, 2010

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Four days after a Keithville man was murdered in his home police said the man's wife has been arrested, accused of killing him.

Bobbie Loretta Luttrell, 70, was arrested Thursday after the funeral of her husband, Ernest Luttrell, also 70, states a news release from the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office. Luttrell is charged with first-degree murder. She was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center, where she is being held without bond.

“Mrs. Luttrell told detectives on Sunday that she arrived home from church to find her husband dead, his truck missing, and several firearms gone from their home,” the release states. “But detectives say Mrs. Luttrell arranged for her husband’s murder by hiring a hit man, Erick Crain, with the help of a family friend, Tina VanMoerkerque. Crain and VanMoerkerque were arrested earlier this week as part of the investigation and are currently in jail on first-degree murder charges.”